Date October 20, 2007 Attendance 16,054 UFC 77 Hostile Territory UFC 78 Validation Total gate 2.54 million USD | Venue U.S. Bank Arena Buyrate 325,000 City Cincinnati Cast Demian Maia | |
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship Similar UFC Fight Night 65, UFC 68, UFC 78, UFC 76, UFC 63 | ||
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UFC 77: Hostile Territory was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The event took place on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Background
The main event featured Anderson Silva defending his Middleweight Championship against former champion Rich Franklin in a rematch of their October 2006 meeting at UFC 64, which Silva won by technical knockout. The name "Hostile Territory" came from the defense of Anderson Silva's UFC middleweight title against Cincinnati native Rich Franklin.
The co-main event was a heavyweight match-up between former two-time Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia and undefeated Brandon Vera.
Before the Vera-Sylvia fight, former amateur wrestler and WWE wrestler Brock Lesnar announced he had signed with the UFC.
The scores for the Black/Grice match were initially announced as 29–28 for Black, 29–28 for Grice, and 28–28, and the bout was ruled a split draw. An announcement was then made in the arena that the scores had been miscalculated and Grice was awarded the victory.
Bonus awards
At the end of this event, $40,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.